This course is open to students studying the trombone and bass trombone, and provides an opportunity to discover or deepen their knowledge of the instrumental construction of the trombone, its historical development and the variety of repertoires associated with it.

Dating from the ^fifteenth century, the sources quickly show the massive use of the instrument throughout Europe in the ^sixteenth and ^seventeenth centuries, both within instrumental ensembles and in association with the voice (masses, motets, etc.), not forgetting its use in ceremonies and festive events, both in European courts and in popular usage, as attested by period representations.

The construction of the instrument changed little until the end of the ^eighteenth century, and especially during the ^nineteenth century (widening of the bore, flaring of the bell, etc.) to enable it to be adapted for use in orchestras.